Community Impact
UConn Researchers to Create Curriculum for CT’s First ‘Green Lab’
Green labs allow law enforcement to identify the various stages of impairment and perform tests that will assist officers in identifying impaired drivers
September 15, 2022 | Eli Freund
UConn Applies Clean Energy Expertise to Multi-State Hydrogen Hub
UConn joins six northeastern states, dozens public and private institutions and agencies seeking billions of funding through the U.S. Department of Energy
September 14, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy Recognizes UConn’s Indoor Air Quality Initiative Fighting COVID-19
A DIY air filtration device assembled by fifth graders in Hartford makes its way to Washington, thanks to a cross-campus effort
September 12, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Study Finds that CT Directs More than Half of Identified Substance-Exposed Infants to Community Supports
'We're doing a great job, and we can do better'
September 12, 2022 | Jaclyn Severance
Seaweed is on the Menu with Connecticut’s Sugar Kelp Industry
A team from UConn is using innovative research and community outreach to help make this novel food more accessible for consumers and more profitable for producers
September 9, 2022 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
A Kitchen for the Community
UConn researchers are studying the importance of food and how to build more just, equitable, and sustainable communities by focusing on a unique facility called the Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen or CLiCK.
September 8, 2022 | Thomas Rettig
Seeking Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
OVPR’s JEDI amplifies efforts to initiate social change.
September 7, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
From the Horse’s Mouth: Horse Ownership in Connecticut
With 43,000 horses across the state, UConn researcher Sarah Reed shares tips to keep animals healthy and happy in Connecticut
September 1, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Labor Day Report: Connecticut Occupational Illnesses Dominated by COVID-19
In 2020, workers' compensation cases stemming from illness doubled as a result of the pandemic
August 31, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Kerri Raissian, UConn ARMS Director, Appointed to Gov.’s Gun Violence Intervention, Prevention Commission
Kerri Raissian will bring her expertise studying gun violence to the Commission
August 31, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research